HOME | DD
lily-fox β Protection
Published: 2011-03-09 19:59:08 +0000 UTC; Views: 28325; Favourites: 752; Downloads: 0
Redirect to original
Description
I know better than to read fanfiction, but it always gets me in the end. There's a good one, a Legion fanfic by The Noble Rot called Ghosts of Babylon , and it's a total heartwrecker. Shot me full of arrows. The story, basically, is that the angel Gabriel cares for this badly injured girl, saves her life, and sort of falls in love with her, which apparently upsets people in Heaven. She ends up raising cane (so to speak) and tries to plead his case before God (who is a dick), and it's all very fraught with emotion and full of the stuff that kills me.A cursory glance around my gallery proves what a sucker I am for girl heroes, for strong men powerless in the face of their love for them. This is the girl, Audrey, wearing one of his feathers in her hair and holding him. She's not the most sympathetic character, but I'm impressed by her determination. She travels through Heaven and loses her shit with angels and does whatever it'll take to protect the person she loves. It makes me think of that beautiful tune, "You Will Be My Ain True Love".
you'll walk unscathed through musket fire
no ploughman's blade will cut thee down
no cutless wound will mark thy face
and you will be my ain true love
and as you walk through death's dark veil
the cannon's thunder can't prevail
and those who hunt thee down will fail
and you will be my ain true love
...aaand my Kevin Durand crush continues unabated. I'm finally getting that face, god dammit.
props: Actually, you can't copyright the angel Gabriel, can you?
materials: pencil, paper + PS7
music: Allison Kraus, "You Will Be My Ain True Love"
Do not reproduce without my explicit permission.
Related content
Comments: 176
I listened to Ain True Love and the element of it absolutely fits this story, and then Lovely Bloodflow. While she was healing I listened to Fionn Regan's "Noah" first, admittedly, then Comptine d'un autre ete by Yann as she fell. Then that song on repeat nearly until I finished reading!
And I'm not sorry either, fanfiction or not, heartstrings have been pulled fantastically!
π: 0 β©: 1
Oh wow, I didn't recognize Tiersen's name from the Amelie soundtrack! Wow. What different movies, but very fitting just the same. Sans toi, les Γ©motions d'aujourd'hui ne seraient que la peau morte des Γ©motions d'autrefois.
Aw, gee, Fionn Regan is sweet. Very lonely. Very nice. We should have a little mixtape party. C:
π: 0 β©: 1
Haha, yes, it IS very different. I didn't expect it to fit my reading mood so well!
But yes. We shall have a wondrous mixtape party. 
π: 0 β©: 1
Shit yes! You know what, my sister and I, every time we have a crush on one thing or another, we both end up making mixes for said crush. So far, I swear, the only song that really speaks Durand to me is a great tune by Asheru called "Soul!". Don't even know why. I like Asheru; he's got a softness and honesty about his rhymes without sacrificing power. Like K-Os in a good mood.
π: 0 β©: 1
Oh my god! That's hilariously amazing; my younger sister and I sometimes do that too. I was newly smitten by Durand as I saw Robin Hood with friends, then watched Legion online with my brother not knowing he was in it within the span of a month-so I don't quite have a song for him yet. But I DO have one that sort of reminded me of Soul! and its chill rhythmic vibes. [link]
π: 0 β©: 1
Oh, my sister's man just put the XX record in my iTunes. I'll have to give them a listen!
God, I loved him in Robin Hood. He was so funny and dear, and the one-two punch of graying temples and the Scottish brogue totally unraveled me. <3 Ugh. Smitten, indeed, is the word.
π: 0 β©: 1
Aha! Oh iTunes library. How you unearth little morsels I have forgotten. I've had this song for AGES. More than 5 years, teetering on 7 or 8 perhaps. [link]
π: 0 β©: 1
Someone else sent me a link to that tune! Hey, I guess people have been crushing on Gabriel since the Old Testament.
π: 0 β©: 0
Oh, and speaking of songs that remind you of that fanfiction, here's one that reminded me (for painfully obvious reasons)
[link]
π: 0 β©: 0
You know, a few hours ago I wasn't much of a fan of Legion, I appreciated the movie, but there is a difference between liking something and being a fan-- if you know what I mean.
Then I saw your art in my inbox, and after being mesmerized (yet again) by your stunning ability to capture faces and emotion on paper-- and recognizing Kevin Durand (yes please β₯)-- I decided to investigate the fanfiction you were talking about.
I ended up spending the entire time between then and now glued to my chair when I should have been doing something else. I regret nothing by the way.
I wanted to thank you for referring me, it's an absolutely amazing story. I enjoy how she developed Audrey's character to be sinful to the point that it was somewhat distasteful, and yet something about her makes you feel for her; she seems more real. I also have a giant soft spot for Millie and Howard... and don't even get me started on what she did for Gabriel, it's heart-wrenching and makes you wish for the best for him. Delightful.
Your art captured their emotions beautifully, I could tell what they were feeling even before I read the story-- but now that I have, I know the emotions that fueled this piece of art and it makes it that much more enjoyable.
Because of you, Legion has a new fan β₯
Wow... this comment is ridiculously long lol.
π: 0 β©: 1
Thank you so much. You know... I'm still not a fan of Legion. ;D It's something of an attractive little trainwreck. But it had its careful moments, and it was a heck of a catalyst, clearly. Flowers growing from dirt and all that. Noble Rot really made something lovely.
Ha ha, I love that you got sucked into it, too. I was right in the middle, like twelve chapters in, and then we had that large-scale blackout for a day or two, so I had to sit around with all that angst running like venom in my brain. Maybe that's when I fell in love?
I'm so glad you like this. Sometimes, maybe most of the time, the work I put up is nice but innocuous. This one. I really felt something about this one. It's not getting attention like anything else I put up, but maybe that's a good thing. A good little secret.
π: 0 β©: 1
No problem. I normally don't comment on people's art, but when someone makes me feel something I have to tell them.
I know what you mean by that flowers from dirt comment; I re-watched the movie yesterday and there were a few concepts and ideals that I liked, but I'm more interested in the door that the movie left open more than anything. Possibilities and all that.
Yea, angst and cliffhangers are my worst enemy, but they're strangely addicting... in moderation.
π: 0 β©: 0
I love the girl's expression, I've been trying to do something alike it's been a week. Thank you!
π: 0 β©: 1
Oh really? Synchronicity!
π: 0 β©: 0
Gotta love tall, broad sholdered Canadians.
Yes, you are getting that face perfectly now. I saw who it was before reading the description.
π: 0 β©: 1
I love hearing that! Love it. And yes, my goodness. He's a whole lot of something to love.
π: 0 β©: 0
sdjnkfjamf GAAAAAAAAH.
My god he's beautiful (pun... intended?)
Heehee.
π: 0 β©: 1
That he is. Like God's own chocolate, I would lick his shadow off the hot sidewalk.
π: 0 β©: 0
Aw, it just breaks my heart to see this. But in a wonderful way. I think I have a weakness for 'powerless in the face of love' as well. "The bigger they are, the harder they fall." really applies here!
The detail of the 'halo' around Audrey is so beautiful. Delicate, and for some reason reminiscent of apple or pomagrante seeds, but fierce with the little marks pointing outwards. Radiant. How you handle hair is very admirable as well. I -love- hair, so whenever I look at a picture featuring characters, I'm immediately drawn to look at the hair and how it's been drawn. For some odd reason, I really love the part in her hair. Because I'm odd like that. Even the fine hairs of the feather command a soft wilderness about them. While Gabriel's hair is tame and..well, I can't help but think of the imagery in the story where he compared carrying Audrey to carrying a lamb, where as here the roles are almost switched!
Plus I have to say, you're wonderfully adept at drawing Mr. Durand. 
I like the set line of her mouth. There certainly needs to be more heroic girls out there...Although, maybe a little more easy to sympathize with.
π: 0 β©: 1
Thank you so much. I was really looking forward to hearing what you thought of this.
I know what you mean about well-drawn hair. I love drawing hair. It's relaxing and rewarding, because it always ends up looking lovely with like, zero effort. And you know what else is funny... I love drawing napes of necks. Just makes me want to plant a kiss there.
Heh. ^u^ Oh, Kevin. Took me a little while there, to start getting him, especially his age. I've never been good with faces older than, say, twenty-five? I'm done with boys, I declare.
I'm so glad you like this! And P.S., how's your story coming? C: Not to prod you, but. Prod.
π: 0 β©: 1
Oh, necks. I love it when the head is turned, just so that one muscle stands out on the neck. Plus, adam apples.
Still working on it. I'm trying to keep my head above water, because I tend to love complicating plots more than they should be. I wasn't sure though if I gave the impression that I'm writing the crackfic, which I should poke at, but it's really another idea I'm peddling away at. I don't like giving false impressions. :< But this one will, predicably, be all about Gabriel.
π: 0 β©: 1
I know exactly the muscle you're talking about, and YES. Jesus, yes.
Ha ha! Were you actually considering that crazy plotbunny, with Gabriel and Sita and Pele and everybody?
Is this story something you feel like you can talk about yet? Do you know where it's basically going? Because I'm kind of fiending.
π: 0 β©: 1
I got as far as pulling a multiverse before realizing I'd need to do some serious article reading for a crackfic. Kind of self-defeating of the term 'crackfic'. I could see it being an intermission while the head Gods of the pantheons pull God aside and having a word about 'treading on territorial toes'. Oh, alliteration.
I'd like to do some more mulling before spilling, it has this big...perhaps overly complicated...beginning to it, but I'd love the opportunity to get an opinion on it all. The longest...anything I've written was 10-11 straight pages of a beginning before I just summarized out the entire story and went 'WELP I FEEL LIKE I'M DONE'. -facepalm- I'll be darned into a sock if I let it happen again here.
π: 0 β©: 1
Would research preclude a crackfic? (So a crackfic, by definition, is one that you just write on the fly to satisfy a bunny?) Shame, that. It'll have to run naked round my boundless imagination, I guess.
This story sounds pretty heavy already! I'm so looking forward to reading when you feel comfortable sharing. C:
π: 0 β©: 1
I'm not sure, but that's my impression. Make sure it doesn't escape! I might want to catch it.
I just had a break-through in the mental process. I'll be sure to share as soon as I think I've gotten enough done for a first chapter!
π: 0 β©: 0
I am...officially addicted to that fic. Yes.
π: 0 β©: 1
Seriously. It's like a mean boyfriend. You know you should just let go, but...
π: 0 β©: 1
I haven't seen Legion yet. Now I think I must. I'm in love with Gabriel.
π: 0 β©: 1
I will tell you this much: the movie is terrible. It would have been a great comic book, but it's fair to outrageously bad, most of the time, except. Except for Gabriel. When Gabriel shows up, he absolutely elevates things, and I say that not as a fan of Kevin Durand, necessarily, just that it's true. It's worth watching once.
π: 0 β©: 1
I'm not a fan of religious crap in general, but good Lord...Gabriel. Must have more. MORE. RIGHT NOW TIEM.
π: 0 β©: 1
If you have Netflix, you can watch it instantly online. And explore a few more bits and pieces of Durand's filmography.
π: 0 β©: 1
I DO have Netflix. But I don't like Google Chrome...which is the only thing I can watch it on, on my computer. Chrome is not as secure as I'd like....but I'll brave it if I must. *strokes AVG*
π: 0 β©: 0
Ghosts of Babylon is one of my favorite Legion Fanfics out there - and I think you did a beautiful job of capturing Kevin Durand here
π: 0 β©: 1
Thank you much! Other than Ghosts, I've only read a couple short Gabriel/Michael stories that were harmless and sweet. I need an antidote for the angst!
π: 0 β©: 1
I have yet to investigate any other pairings yet - I'm too obsessed with this one
π: 0 β©: 1
I was really surprised by the prevalence of Gabriel/Audrey stories. Like, they have nothing to do with each other in the film, except when she tries to choke him out in the backseat of the cruiser before he knocks her clean out, and they both end up crashing through the windshield. There's a story for the grandkids!
π: 0 β©: 1
This is lovely. I love the feather! ^_^
π: 0 β©: 1
Thank you. She better mind them sharp edges!
π: 0 β©: 1
God you make Kevin so hot... I hope know youve made me form a girl crush on him now too!! x
π: 0 β©: 1
Awesome. C: Score another one for our man!
π: 0 β©: 1
Hahaha, I think I want to watch Legion again now too 
π: 0 β©: 0
Yes! Beautiful!
I good fanfic can be so amazing...I'm reading a Harry Potter one called Pet Project...and damn. That author is amazing. If you're interested in well written fiction, this one is really worth checking out. Yes, it has a pairing that most people don't like, Severus and Hermione, but a well written fiction goes beyond those boundaries.
I really do recommend Pet Project by Caeria. (if only for my selfishness of wishing to see fanart. XD)
π: 0 β©: 1
You know, I actually really like the Snape/Hermione pairing. Smart is sexy, right? Can't say I'm much into Harry Potter, but it sounds like a good read.
π: 0 β©: 1
Smart is very sexy.
Even if you're not a HP fan you might enjoy it. I showed it to one of my friends who was pretty against it at first, now she's just hooked.
Give it a shot...you never know...it might change your mind...
π: 0 β©: 0
You know, I don't think any of us minds your Kevin Durand crush, really.
And that sounds just like my kind of story! Well... I do like light and fluffy puff pastry romance, but sometimes I indulge in the occasional angst pie.
π: 0 β©: 1
<= Prev | | Next =>